Berlin Private Tour to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Join a specially trained and licensed guide on the train out of Berlin to the town of Oranienburg, home to the former concentration camp, Sachsenhausen.
Prisoners were held in appalling conditions in Sachsenhausen. Explore the lives of prisoners, including survivors, and hear stories of suffering, tragedy, and resistance. Learn how Sachsenhausen became the head of the entire concentration camp network, and how conditions deteriorated in the 9 years of Nazi power.
Discover the work details of the prisoners, from the camp kitchen and the brick factory to the dreaded 'shoe-testing track'. Hear how there was always a hidden, sadistic reality to the front presented by the Nazis. See where the guards lived and ask tough questions: who were they, and how could they be part of such a system?
Your expert guide will weave a narrative through the site, treating the content with the utmost sensitivity. You will be brought back to Berlin at the end of your experience.
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Berlin Private Tour to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
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Berlin Central Station
Travel to the town of Oranienburg, just north of Berlin, to visit the memorial site at Sachsenhausen. The train journey usually takes 25 minutes on a double-decker German regional train. Train tickets not included - your licensed guide will assist you in purchasing the correct train passes on the day (ca. €8 per person)
Oranienburg
Arrive in the town of Oranienburg and begin your 20-minute walk to the memorial site, Sachsenhausen
Gedenkstatte und Museum Sachsenhausen
Begin your tour of the memorial site at Sachsenhausen after making time for the bathroom. Tour includes but is not limited to: - Tower A - Roll Call Yard - Lives and work details of the prisoners - Operation Bernhard (forgery program) - Camp Prison - Small Camp including the Jewish Barracks - The life of Martin Niemöller - The Camp Kitchen - Memorial for the Communist Victims of Sachsenhausen - The Industrial Yard - The Execution Trench - Station Z - The Infirmary Barracks - The Pathology Lab
Inclusions
- Specially trained & licensed Sachsenhausen guide
- Train passes, ca. €10.80 per person / €33 for groups of 5
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Your licensed Sachsenhausen guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel or at the location of your choosing, including at Sachsenhausen itself.
Meeting / End Points
- Beneath the departures board at the Washingtonplatz entrance to the main train station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof
